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How long could you lactate after you stop breastfeeding?

i stop my baby breastfeed at least 4 months again and i felt that my milk dry complete he is 19 months old now but i now feel from last 2 weeks pain in breast and when i press my nipple some drop of milk come it is normal because i am worried it is nor any kind of diease

Even after no milk comes out when you squeeze your nipples, you can still get the sensation of milk letting down. My daughter is five, and no milk has come out of my breasts for some four and a half years, but once in a while I can still feel the sensation, especially if I'm around an infant or hear one crying somewhere.

The first time I BF I did it for two weeks then another 4 pump only, and I leaked for more than 6months steadily. The second time I breastfed for 6 months, not solely for most of it, and stopped leaking after a month or so. It would leak again occasionally if squeezed, particularly after breast stimulation.